About Hospitality Management in Canterbury Christ Church University

The UK hospitality industry is made up of over 180,000 businesses ranging from hotels to visitor attractions. It offers graduate roles in a variety of exciting and fast-moving working environments. The links between hospitality, tourism and events are important to the sector and you will study all three subjects while remaining focused on the specific demands made on managers.

You will be taught by knowledgeable staff who are passionate about their teaching and research. During your time with us, you will be offered work experience/internships, and our innovative Tourism and Events Research Hub may offer you further opportunities.

Additionally, you will have the opportunity to study a modern language.

Whatever degree you choose to study within Tourism, Events and Hospitality, you will enjoy a fun and stimulating field trip abroad in year one, already included in your fees.

You will explore areas including:

• current trends in hospitality
• food around the world
• marketing principles and practice

Why Hospitality Management

In the heart of a World Heritage city close to Europe and London, Canterbury Christ Church University’s North Holmes Campus is an excellent place to study Hospitality Management. Hospitality is the UK’s 6th largest contributor to export earnings and 4th largest employer ­ that's 4.49 million people or 10% of the workforce and over 180,000 businesses. This industry offers a multitude of exciting opportunities as organisations locally and internationally seek employees and graduates who combine specialist hospitality knowledge and experience and business management skills, which you can gain by studying hospitality with us. The hospitality industry is made up of many sub industries, from hotels to visitor attractions. Hospitality is an engaging, fast moving working environment which is increasingly offering graduate opportunities to ensure the sector remains competitive at a local to global scale. The links between hospitality, tourism and events are a key characteristic of the sector and studying hospitality management at Canterbury Christ Church University will allow you to study all three subjects whilst remaining focussed upon the specific demands of managers in this exciting sector.

Who is this course for? 

Our BSc in Hospitality Management has been designed to respond to the growing demand in this area and reflects the need to provide well­ qualified graduates to meet the challenges of the growing hospitality industry. If you are looking for a hospitality related or management role, or would like to further your interest in the world of hospitality, this course could be the one for you. The programme includes both theoretical and vocational perspectives, combining courses on the patterns and problems of hospitality with those providing the necessary skills of business and management.

What will i study?

In year one you will study modules such as Introduction to Hospitality and Current Trends in Tourism Events and Hospitality, which may include topics such as Airbnb, Food around the world, dark tourism, film tourism, facilities management and sustainability. You will also be introduced to some management concepts such as Marketing Principles and Practice and Financial Accounting. In the second and third year your foundational knowledge is developed with a greater emphasis on analytical and critical reasoning skills as well as studying key concepts in situ in year two through the work based learning module, and the individual study/research project in year three.

As part of your degree you have the option to study at one of our Erasmus Universities in year two. We currently have longstanding successful links with universities in Malta, Iceland, Sweden and France. Taking part in the Erasmus scheme will give you the opportunity of living and experiencing a different country and culture in the safe environment of a university. Our current Erasmus students have the added benefit of significantly reduced tuition fees and a small living grant.

Work experience

During your hospitality course, you may be offered a variety of internships and work experiences. This is an evolving and changing programme to ensure you get the best opportunities. We currently have students doing internships at Visit Kent, Shepherd Neame Visitor Centre and Buzzlines Travel to name just a few. Our very active and successful Tourism and Event Research Hub also works hard to establish industry links. In year 2 you will be able to take a work place/work based learning module which will enable you to complete a ’live’ task and finish project with employer support.

Academic qualification equivalents:

• Successful completion of standard 12 th with 60% average and one further year of study

English language requirements (one of the below):

• IELTS         :        6.0, with no less than 6.0 in Writing and no less than 5.5 in Reading, Speaking and Listening.
• TOEFL        :       Total minimum score of 80, with at least 19 in reading, writing and listening.
• PTE            :        overall score of 50 and no PTE communicative skills score below 42

Canterbury Christ Church University Highlights

Canterbury Christ Church University Tuition fee

Canterbury Christ Church University Living Cost

• The weekly living cost for an international student staying at a residential hall/flat/homestay is 384.50 NZD, 305.75 NZD, and 360 NZD, respectively.
• Application deadline for accommodation: December 1 (February intake); May 1 (June intake).